John Harris (Australian footballer)

John Harris
Harris during his Collingwood career
Personal information
Full name	John Dennis Harris
Date of birth	4 November 1903
Place of birth	Mildura, Victoria
Date of death	29 June 1993(1993-06-29) (aged 89)
Place of death	Camberwell, Victoria
Original team(s)	Brighton (VFA)
Height	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1925–1929	Collingwood	088 (48)
1930–1931	Hawthorn	034 (10)
Total		122 (58)
Coaching career
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1930–1931	Hawthorn	36 (9–27–0)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1931.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John Dennis 'Jiggy' Harris (4 November 1903 – 29 June 1993)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Hawthorn in the VFL.

Family

The son of Charles Ernest Harris (1873–1943),^[2] and Florence Harris (1876–1954), née Harris,^[3] John Dennis Harris was born at Mildura, Victoria on 4 November 1903.

His brother, Stanley William Harris (1909–1964), was a VFL footballer with Richmond and Footscray.

Football

Recruited from Brighton, Harris started his career at Collingwood where he played as both a wingman and half forward flanker. He was a member of Collingwood premiership sides in 1927 and 1928. After being dropped for the 1929 Grand Final, thus missing out on a third successive premiership, Harris left Collingwood and joined Hawthorn as captain-coach. He spent two seasons with Hawthorn before joining VFA club Coburg where he played in a losing grand final in 1933.

References

1. "John Harris". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
2. Deaths: Harris, The Age, (Friday, 9 July 1943), p.5
3. Deaths: Harris, The Age, (Thursday, 26 August 1954), p.11

External links

• John Harris's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• John Harris at AustralianFootball.com